This Post is an introduction to the long haul communication protocols that manage the power utility infrastructures. We are using timing as the key perspective while following the installation and commissioning good practices.

Net.Time 𝜏 is a PTP/NTP/SyncE clock with double opt/elec interfaces at 1Gb/s. Once locked to the selected time reference, it delivers highly accurate timing signals that maintains in hold-over mode thanks to its OCXO or Ru oscillator.

ALBEDO TELECOM announces the release of a new software for the Net.Time φ, Net.Time Ω and Net.Time τ PTP and NTP grandmasters.

Net.Time Ω is a modular clock suitable for many industriies willing to integrate under the same architecture any combination of timing protocols including PTP, NTP, PRP, ToD, PPS, IRIG-B, DCF77, SyncE, MHz, T1/E1 and ASCII outputs.

The new substation clocks typically run PTP/NTP over PRP but also include all the legacy signal to facilitate the integration of conventional substations and the new IEC 61850 standards by offering a wide variety of reference inputs and outputs.

The frequency holdover or partial holdover function is an example of how frequency references could be used in phase & time synchronization. This Net.Time feature provides nanosecond accuracy for a long time when GNSS or PTP references are lost.